Scholarship Undergraduate Graduate

SAJA Scholarship Program

South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
66
Days
May 16 2026
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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Description

SAJA is committed to promoting high-quality journalism. The SAJA Scholarship Program helps students afford tuition and other costs associated with higher education to pursue their journalism degree. Applicants must be students continuing their studies in the fall of 2025 at a university in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must either be of South Asian descent (includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and people of South Asian origin from the Caribbean) or demonstrate an interest in covering South Asia and/or the diaspora. Immediate relatives of SAJA Board members and judges are ineligible to apply. Applicants must submit a short statement describing their financial need, including student loans and a summary of all other financial aid they have received or hope to receive; and 2-3 clips (or, if the applicant does not have published clips, then 2-3 writing samples) of their published work. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student or a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Asian/Pacific Islander students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Journalism
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Indian

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Proof of enrollment
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Resume
Contact Indira Somani
SAJA's Scholarship Committee, Chair
indira.somani@gmail.com